Old Age in the United States, 1900

This data collection describes the social conditions of the older population of the United States at the turn of the century. Detailed information, extracted from the 1900 United States Census manuscript schedules, is provided on household composition and family structure for each sampled older person. Ecological characteristics of the county of residence, e.g., the percentage of the county's population that is foreign born, are provided for most sampled older persons. In addition, occupational and ethnic characteristics of family heads appearing on the same sampled census page as the older person (on census pages grouped by street location) are reported.

本数据集描述了美国世纪之交的老年人口社会状况。研究人员从1900年美国人口普查手稿登记表中提取信息，为每位抽样老年个体提供了家庭组成与家庭结构的详细数据。针对多数抽样老年个体，本数据集还提供了其居住县的人口生态特征，例如该县外来出生人口占总人口的比例。此外，数据集还记录了与该老年个体同属一张普查页（普查页按街道区位分组）的户主的职业与族裔特征。